----- Original Message ----- From: "Christine Grosz Olsen" <christine@actual-eng.com> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 7:13 PM Subject: [HERmitAGE] Grosz & Gross families and relations > My great grandfather is JOHN J. GROSZ, born 1867 in Kulm, Germany; died > 1924 in McClusky, South Dakota. (Family lore says his "sz" spelling was > changed from "ss" by immigration officials due to a thick accent.) His > parents were JOHN and CHRISTINE (GACKLE) GROSZ. JOHN J. GROSZ married > LYDIA GROSS, born 1868 in Russia; died 1955 in McClusky, South Dakota. > Lydia's parents were DANIEL and JUSTINE (DIEDRICK) GROSS. Daniel died in > 1917. Justine lived c. 1855-1930. > > Other great-great grandparents are FRIEDRICH JAHRAUS (1839-1934) and his > wife ELLANORA HEINRICHSON (1845-1903), both born in Russia. A son, WILLIAM > JAHRAUS, was born in Yankton County, South Dakota in 1885. > > WILLIAM JAHRAUS married CHRISTINA KRUEG (1891-1970). Her parents were JOHN > KRUEG (1857-1919) and wife MARGARETHA WAGNER (1857-1920), both born in the > Ukraine, Russia. > > These folks were among the Germans who settled in Russia prior to > emmigration to the Dakotas. Any connections? > > Thanks. > > -------------- > Christine Grosz Olsen > Christine@actual-eng.com